What to watch: Midland’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Monday, Sept. 21, to consider zoning changes for two existing restaurants with drive-throughs, a homeowner’s request to change commercial zoning that prevents an addition to their home, and more than a dozen residential and commercial plats across Midland.

Key points:

  • Drive-through zoning: The commission will consider two requests to change restaurants from Local Retail to Regional Retail zoning. The main difference is that Local Retail does not allow drive-through lanes, while Regional Retail does.

At 4727 N. Midkiff Road, an applicant is seeking the change for an existing Taco Bell and KFC combination that operates with a drive-through. On Andrews Highway, an applicant is requesting the same zoning change for an existing Wendy’s at 902 Andrews Highway.

The developer of the Midkiff property also has a separate final plat on the consent agenda for a KFC at 1814 N. Midland Drive. The proposal would divide one lot into two for restaurants.

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  • Commercial zoning blocks home addition: Eduardo and Sara Zuniga are asking to rezone their property at 911 E. New York Ave. from Regional Retail to Single-Family Dwelling. Although the property is already used as a home, its commercial zoning prevents the owners from building a proposed addition. Changing it to residential zoning would allow the addition. City staff recommends approval.
  • Polo Club objections: Edward Earl Runyan is asking the commission to adjust the property lines between two lots totaling about 16 acres at 5100 and 5114 Polo Club Road. One letter of objection was filed citing concerns about traffic, drainage, infrastructure capacity, and setbacks. The request itself only changes the property lines and does not propose a new development. City staff recommends approval.
  • New residential lots: Joe Vasquez is asking to divide a roughly 1-acre property at 1711 W. Griffin Ave. into six lots for future residential development. Grassland IV, Ltd. is separately asking to combine two lots at the northwest corner of Lakewood Drive and Pearwood Drive into one lot to build a home.

One applicant is seeking to replat 5 acres in Sunset Estates near Farm to Market Road 307 and South County Road 1130 to build a new single-family home. Another applicant is seeking to divide roughly 2 acres at 1705 E. County Road 137 into two lots.

Two separate Redneck Retreat proposals involve 10-acre properties near South County Road 1160. One is for future residential development near East County Road 140. The other, near East County Road 1140, would divide 10 acres into two lots so the owner can obtain septic permits and addresses.

  • Other development: The consent agenda includes additional final plats for residential and commercial development across Midland. JPMorgan Chase is seeking to divide about 4 acres near West State Highway 158 and Bear Drive into three lots for future commercial development.

Other requests include combining two lots at 2703 and 2705 N. L St. into one for new construction and dividing a 2-acre property at 309 Solomon Lane into two lots for future sale.